Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-21
A Brutal Negro LassOed Ont OF a
(ourf NV nm Angry Mob.

A Detroit mich. special says The
case of George Hazard was on call in
Justice Beatcher's court in Greenfield,
n suburb OF Detroit, for o'clock, but
long before that hour the courtroom,
bar-room, and the saloon attached were
crowded to OVERLOOKING with people
who had come from Springwells and
adjoining townships. The crowd kept
increasing, and when the officer
with the prisoner and Assistant
Prosecutor Minock arrived it numbered
fully five hundred persons. Hazard is
a big, burly, greasy, coal-black negro,
and he was charged with breaking into
and entering dwelling in the night
time with criminal intent The offence
was committed on the night of January
18th, and under circumstances which
make it peculiarly atrOcious. The
house which Hazard entered is the St
Alphonsus Catholic Convent in Green
field. 1t is in charge of two Sisters
The elder of the two, Miss Mary
Hoefer, is twenty-five years of age,
and the younger, Miss Maggie
Quint, is seventeen years. Miss Hoeher
is Il pretty-faced, pink-complexiOned,
and intelligent young lady. She says
that last Tuesday one weekagO tonight
she retired about 9 O'Clock. About half
past II o'clock she was awakened by
some one coming up the stairway. 81
Thought it was Sister Maggie" she con
tinucd, land was soon in n browse again.
4 few minutes later / was startled. On
opening my eyes | saw a large colorad
man III my room. Oh, how my heart
jumped. The fellow was 50 black, and
hc had Ing club in his hand.
FULLY IDENTIFIED.
The story of the negro's intrusion
and what followed it was told by the
Sister to the officers who took Hazard
to the convent for Identification, the
two women being still unable to get
about. A large crowd accompanied the
officers and their prisoner TO the con
vent, and when the mans identity was
clearly established there were mutter-
ings among the crowd, but no demon
stration WIS made until the Justices
Office had been reached on the return.
Then Hazard was asked for his story.
He admitted all that was charged, and
Justice Beatcher promptly held him for
trial to the Circuit Court.
JUDGE LYNCH CLAIMS HIM
Prosecutor Minock started to make
out the commitment papers, when some
one in the crowd threw a slip-noose
in a rope fifty feet long over the pri-
sOner's neck, and dozen hands jerked
him twenty feet before he could utter
cry. His eyes bulged out Of his head,
his tongue hung out of his mouth, and
he thought his last hour had come.
The prosecuting attorney and officers
thought so. too. Not a word was
spoken by the would-belynchers. They
Just yanked the negro over to tree
across the street, and were stringing
him up when the officers wits came
back to them.
RESCUED.
Prosecutor Minock was unarmed, but
he rushed into the midst of the crowd
and ordered them to desist. The Off
GERS. who looked as if they didn't want
to interfere, then said ''Come, boys,
let the niger alone This is the State
of Michigan, and Judge Lynch is not
needed here"
The crowd hesitated a moment, and
this gave opportunity to cut the rope,
and Hazard was dragged back into the
courtroom half dead from fright, but
very little injured. He was lodged in